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Originally Posted by PRBuzz
So no one has ever hacked a bank cash machine putting in their own swipe card reader?  I would think that is more difficult than a gas pump. |
Exactly. The same person who can't get his printer to work is telling us it's impossible to piggyback a card scanner onto an installed one. No offense Salty but the technology has come much further and these scumbags are much more sophisticated than you give them credit for.
For instance:
That's a Bank of America ATM machine, not some third-party machine in the local strip club. This device was used to steal the card information from people that used that ATM. It is also big enough to hold a small surface mount microprocessor, battery and bluetooth transmitter.
I believe this is called "Card Skimming". A quick google search shows how common and easy the practice is. Also shows how inconspicuous these dirtbags can make the skimmers look.